Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Apple will continue to deliver security updates for iOS 14 after iOS 15 released

Apple will continue to deliver security updates for iOS 14 after iOS 15

Apple provides important operating system updates for its devices on a now-familiar annual plan, and the best approach is to install them as soon as possible, whether for new features or increased security.

However, modifications can sometimes break certain apps or third-party devices. People are sometimes unable to update immediately due to organizational constraints.

Some factors prevent individuals from updating right away, and problems do occasionally get through. It requires patching in quickly-released versions .0.1 revisions as seen with iOS 11.0.1, 12.0.1, and 14.0.1.

For whatever reason, some customers may prefer to stay on their current OS version for a while. Apple revealed that this time around, you’ll be allowed to stay on iOS 14 even after iOS 15 is released.

iOS now offers a choice between two software update versions in the Settings app. You can update to the latest version of iOS 15 as soon as it’s released for the latest features and most complete set of security updates. Or continue on iOS 14 and still get important security updates until you’re ready to upgrade to the next major version.

Now you can get critical security updates without learning a new operating system. It will prevent potentially corrupting data in apps that don’t work with iOS 15.

According to Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering “Every year, we push ourselves to develop new technology. It helps users take more control of their data and make informed decisions about whom they share it with. This year’s updates include innovative features that give users deeper insights and more granular control than ever before.”

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Apple working on its own search engine to take on Google: Reports

Apple own search engine

Tech giant Apple plans to bring its own search engine to take on Google, as per reports. There are several signs that suggest the California-based company could be working towards its own search engine.

These include the anti-competitive nature of Google, its regulatory concerns and job listings by Apple for AI experts and search engineers.

Moreover, a report states that with iOS 14 beta and iPadOS 14 beta, Apple’s Spotlight Search bypasses Google Search to show search results.

As per reports, Google has been paying Apple for several years to remain the default search engine on Safari for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

The deal ensures that iPhone, iPad, and Mac users search with Google when they use Safari. This is unless users manually change the default search engine preferences.

However, the deal is anti-competitive in nature, as per the UK Competition and Markets Authority and gives rise to regulatory concerns.

Apple, which recently became the first publicly listed US company to reach a market value of $2 trillion is inviting experts in a residency programme to apply their expertise to build revolutionary machine learning and AI empowered products and experiences, a report noted.

“As these intelligent experiences solve our users’ problems across disciplines, the need for domain experts to understand machine learning grows. This is why the AI/ML residency programme aims to immerse these experts in the ML space,” Apple said in a statement.

“Apple’s on-device machine learning enables intelligent experiences across our integrated hardware, software, and services,” the company said.

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